Definitions
Someone asked me how do we define friendship. Difficult question. A Miss Universe entry, perhaps. It took me a beat to type.
Friendships are like mandalas. The closest circles are those you keep for life. They know and understand your struggles, the highs and lows of your life, the many things you like and some of those that you don't want. They are companions in silence and in laughter. In tears, they are a shoulder to cry on. Their simple presence calms you, allows you to think, we'll make it. Soon, someday, in the distant future. There are roller coaster moments where you get to be together, and many more times where you'd be apart. Those pauses are but commas, once you regain the chance, it'll be like a day apart. You get to rekindle stories, laugh hard about the same jokes or bash the same people even if you've already forgiven them. Try to remember the people and places, or the events that blur the many memories you shared. Like mandalas, those farther the middle fade and move on towards other mandalas. It can be sad, but eventually it becomes ok. The closest, you keep and maintain. In various ways and means, you let them know they are important and loved. Mandalas are strongest not because of the numbers they have but by how tightly knit their inner circles are. I guess that's fairly true for friendships you keep for life.
I answered simply, in Filipino. This was an elaboration. Hahaha. But you get what I mean.
